THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 26 October 2026
Storm Boelo's clean-up, street drinking rules before councillors, a York College student versus the railway rats, and York City back to winning ways.
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THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ October 24 - 25, 2026
Storm Boelo's wind warning now covers York, most trains are buses, York City's sell-out, a sweet new look in King's Square and more.
THE FRIDAY INSIDER 🔑 Friday, 23 October 2026
B&Q's big Osbaldwick revamp, 12 flats refused on The Mount, York's newest food businesses, August house prices, and your Ghost Week weekend.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Friday, 23 October 2026
Storm Boelo blows in as York–Leeds trains stop for nine days, a missing Poppleton man is found safe, and baby cinema clubs can show 15 and 18 films.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Thursday, 22 October 2026
Campaigners say the Ouse at the Blue Bridge is failing a bathing-water standard, flats on a possible Roman road are refused, and HMV is back on Coney Street.
Something new for York Brief members (and the Brief stays free)
The daily Brief stays free. Members now get two extra editions a week (Tuesday Council & Planning, and the Friday Insider), plus the daily Brief ad-free.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Nine days with no direct York–Leeds trains, 541 people fighting Osbaldwick double yellows, and Pearce rescues City again.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 6 July 2026
It came home... to York's pubs at 4am. The city woke up hoarse and happy this morning after one of the great England World Cup performances.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, 30 June 2026
🚦 Private cars set to be banned from Rougier Street & Micklegate from Jan 2027. ✈️ Linton-on-Ouse asylum plan defended in Commons. 🎨 Watchers of York sculpture trail launches. 🍺 Windmill Inn reopens after six-figure revamp. 🚨 Pensioner, 90s, robbed after being followed from bank.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 29 June 2026
⚽ York Knights beat Castleford 20-14, first win there since 1975. ✈️ Linton-on-Ouse villagers vow to fight revived asylum centre plan. 🌉 Stay off it — Whitby Swing Bridge still stuck. 🎩 Classic car run raises £47k for Martin House Hospice. 💔 Tributes to engineer Don Oldfield, 86.
THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 29 June 2026
⚽ York Knights beat Castleford 20-14, first win there since 1975. ✈️ Linton-on-Ouse villagers vow to fight revived asylum centre plan. 🌉 Stay off it — Whitby Swing Bridge still stuck. 🎩 Classic car run raises £47k for Martin House Hospice. 💔 Tributes to engineer Don Oldfield, 86.
THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ June 27 - 28, 2026
🏇 Becky Hill headlines after racing at York Racecourse. 🎭 York Mystery Plays begin today across four city locations. 🎻 "Our Precious Concert" brings Lord of the Rings to NCEM. 💃 Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus hits at Grand Opera House. 🎤 Stewart Lee's final night with The Man-Wulf.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Friday, 26 June 2026
🏗️ Mayor proposes 3 development zones for York & N. Yorkshire. ✍️ Josh Stones signs 5-year York City deal. ✈️ RAF Linton-on-Ouse asylum plan resurfaces. 🍔 Sloppy's leaves Woodthorpe, heads to city centre. 🛍️ St Leonard's Hospice opens huge new store 2 July.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, 24 June 2026
🏛️ North Yorkshire Tories dodge a leadership contest. 💔 Homeless woman who sold drugs from a doorway sentenced. 🏇 Becky Hill sells out York Racecourse. 🎸 Deep Purple's Ian Gillan books York Barbican. 🚌 Scarborough bus workers vote to strike. 🌡️ 33°C heatwave grips the city.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, 23 June 2026
🏛️ Starmer resigns as PM, York leaders react. 🎓 University of York's VC Charlie Jeffery departs for Southampton. 💧 Pollution forces bottled water in Easingwold. 🚜 A170 closed by tractor fire. 🏏 Yorkshire CCC's first Grace Road loss since 2002. 👢 R.M. Williams opens at Designer Outlet York.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 22 June 2026
🌡️ Amber heat warning, 31°C by Tuesday. 💔 York Knights crushed 72-20 by Wigan, second-bottom of Super League. 🥇 York College's Sam Gowland becomes a powerlifting world champion. 📜 York St John students unlock historic abolitionist letters. 🛍️ Monks Cross: a nostalgic look back.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 22 June 2026
🌡️ Amber heat warning, 31°C by Tuesday. 💔 York Knights crushed 72-20 by Wigan, second-bottom of Super League. 🥇 York College's Sam Gowland becomes a powerlifting world champion. 📜 York St John students unlock historic abolitionist letters. 🛍️ Monks Cross: a nostalgic look back.
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THE YORK BRIEF - WEEKEND WRAP UP ⏰ June 20 - 21, 2026
🎉 Bishy Road Street Party expects 8,000 visitors. 🔔 York Minster's bells ring for six hours marking their centenary. 🎤 Beverley Knight brings her tour to York Barbican. 🏃 R U Taking the P…? adds a 10K for Father's Day. 🚗 500+ classic cars at Castle Howard.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Friday, 19 June 2026
🗳️ Knaresborough Town Council votes no confidence in North Yorkshire Council. 💰 Malachi Fagan-Walcott completes £1m+ move to Hearts. 🚨 Micklegate rape suspect released, new CCTV appeal. 🏠 Ripon eviction petition hits 23,157 signatures. 🅿️ Bishy Road: "we haven't got it right yet."
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Thursday, 18 June 2026
⚽ England beat Croatia 4-2, York pubs erupted. 🚨 Police cordon Bar Lane after reported rape. 🚂 NRM signs Central Hall contract. 📚 UK's largest indie bookshop opens. 🏗️ Coney Street masterplan begins. ❤️ Defibrillator planned for Parliament Street.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Wednesday, 17 June 2026
🖌️ David Hockney dies aged 88, North Yorkshire artists pay tribute. 🚂 NRM Central Hall construction begins. 🎭 Shaftesbury Theatre renamed for Dame Judi Dench. ⚽ Trevoh Chalobah called into England's World Cup squad after Livramento injury, ahead of tonight's Croatia opener.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Tuesday, 16 June 2026
💔 York performer Molly Jenner, 25, dies from cancer she mistook for a chest infection. ⚽ Dipo Akinyemi returns to York City. 📚 University of York revives a typeface thrown in the Thames in 1916. 🍟 The row over York's takeaway ban deepens.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 15 June 2026
🐱 York's mystery cat sculptor creates a gin-dispensing cat — the first since the 18th century. 🏙️ Parliament Street aparthotel takes shape. 🎉 Bishy Road Street Party announced. 🏉 York Knights' five-game losing run. 🍵 York's first Persian café opens.
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THE YORK BRIEF ⏰ Monday, 15 June 2026
🐱 York's mystery cat sculptor creates a gin-dispensing cat — the first since the 18th century. 🏙️ Parliament Street aparthotel takes shape. 🎉 Bishy Road Street Party announced. 🏉 York Knights' five-game losing run. 🍵 York's first Persian café opens.